Ben Horowitz and Brian Armstrong on Building and Overcoming the Hard Things

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🗓️ 8 December 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve been following the news, you’ve probably heard of the recent FTX scandal. While there’s much still unknown, in this episode we get the unique opportunity to hear from Brian Armstrong – co-founder and CEO of Coinbase – about what’s top of mind for the crypto industry. That includes the impact of this current event on future regulation, how this crypto winter might be different from previous ones, founder psychology during downturns, the transparency that comes with being public, and much more. Brian is interviewed by a16z cofounder and general partner Ben Horowitz, who has the unique perspective of having invested in, built, and been on the board of numerous companies during the ups and downs, leading him to his well-known book The Hard Thing About Hard Things.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the A16Z podcast. This is your host, Steph Smith, and this week we have a very exciting
0:07.0	crossover episode with our sister podcast, Web 3 with A16C.
0:12.1	If you've been following basically any news over the last few weeks, you've probably heard of the recent
0:17.5	FTX scandal.
0:19.1	And while there's still much unknown, in this episode we get the unique opportunity to hear from Brian Armstrong, co-founder and CEO of
0:26.0	Coinbase, but what's top of mind for the crypto industry. That includes the impact of this current
0:31.3	event on future regulation, how this crypto winner might be different
0:35.2	from previous ones, founder psychology during downturns, the transparency that comes with being public,
0:40.7	and much more. Brian is interviewed here by A16Z co-founder and general partner Ben Horowitz, who has the unique perspective
0:48.0	of having invested in, built, and been on the board of numerous companies during the ups and the downs, also leading him to his well-known book, The Hard Thing about Hard Things.
0:58.0	If you enjoy this conversation as much as I did, be sure to subscribe to Web 3 with A6 and Z, wherever you get your podcast.
1:04.0	Welcome to Web 3 with A6 and Z, a show about building the next generation of the internet
1:15.0	from the team at A6 and Z crypto. This show is for anyone, whether company leader or
1:19.9	other entrepreneur, developer, policymaker, and others seeking to understand and go deeper
1:25.1	on all things crypto and web 3.
1:27.1	Today's all new guest hosted episode is based on a fireside chat that took place just this week at our inaugural A6 and Z
1:35.4	Cripto Founders Summit and it's a conversation between A6 and Z co-founder Ben Horowitz
1:40.0	who authored the best-selling business books, The Hard Thing about Hard Things,
1:43.7	and what you do is who you are on how to create your business culture,
1:47.5	interviewing our special guest Brian Armstrong, CEO and co-founder of Queenbase.
1:53.0	As a reminder, none of the following should be taken as business, legal, tax, or investment advice.
1:59.0	Please see A6cency.com slash disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our
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